Point of view
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- On Wikipedia, POV refers to the policy on Neutral point of view (NPOV)
Point of view, POV, or viewpoint may refer to:
- Perspective (visual), the way in which objects appear to the eye
- Perspective (graphical), the representation of the effects of visual perspective in 2-dimensional art
- Point of view (literature), the perspective of the narrative voice; the pronoun used in narration
- Perspective (cognitive), one's "point of view", the choice of a context for opinions, beliefs and experiences
- Point of view shot, a technique in motion photography
- Point of view pornography, the above technique as used in adult film
Proper names:
- P.O.V., the PBS television program, showing independent, non-fiction film.
- POV-Ray (Persistence of Vision), a ray tracing computer graphics program
- Point of View (developer), a video game developer
- PoV (film), a 1989 concert film by Peter Gabriel
- Point of View (computer hardware company)
- Point of View (album), an album by artist Cassandra Wilson
- Point of View (Chilli album), an album by Chilli of the band TLC
- Point of View (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the television series
- Viewpoint (video game), a scrolling shooter video game released for Neo Geo, SEGA Genesis, and the Sony Playstation.
- Viewpoint Media Player, made by Viewpoint Corporation, a digital media company known for its subsidiary Fotomat
POV is sometimes used as an acronym for:
- Persistence of vision, a theory addressing the visual phenomenon of image retention
- Pyramid of vision, a 3D computer graphics term describing what the viewer sees
- Personally Owned Vehicle, as opposed to a public transit vehicle or a vehicle owned by the government or one's employer. This acronym is often used by military personnel.